The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Matsie Angeline Motshekga hereby invites nominations by stakeholders, interest groups and associations of suitably qualified individuals to be appointed as members of the Advisory Council for Military Veterans. The Advisory Council on Military Veterans is established in terms of Section 9 of the Military Veterans Act, (18 of 2011) to attend to the interests of military veterans.
Powers and Functions of Military Veterans Advisory Council:
The functions of the Advisory Council as provided for in the Military Veterans Act are as follows:
- Advise the Minister on any matter relating to the policy applicable to military veterans;
- Advise the Minister on any matter pertaining to the improvement of socio-economic conditions of military veterans,
- Make recommendations to the Minister and the Director-General on any matters relating to the empowerment of military veterans in line with the Act.
- Make recommendations to the Minister and the Director-General on any matters relating to the honouring and memorialising and the heritage of military veterans in line with the Act and National best practices.
- Report to the Minister on its activities (which must also be tabled in parliament).
Composition of the Advisory Council.
- The Advisory Council shall be composed of a maximum of 15 members appointed by the Minister.
- At least 50 per cent of the members of the Advisory Council must be Military Veterans .
- The members of the Advisory Council must have the relevant knowledge, experience or expertise that would enable the Advisory Council to perform its functions effectively and efficiently.
- The members must be appointed by the Minister through a formal nomination process.
Requirements.
The persons who seek to serve on the Advisory Council must have relevant knowledge, experience or expertise in the following or related areas:
- Military Veterans affairs, Defence and security,
- Broader socio-economic fields including discipline such as health, social services and development, education, law, politics and economics.
- Financial Management,
- Broader empowerment and business field.
- Understanding of policy, e.g. public, social, developmental and economic.
Term of office of the Advisory Council.
- The term of office for members of the Advisory Council is for a period not exceeding five years. A member is eligible for re-appointment at the end of his/her term of office, but may not serve for more than two terms.
Remuneration of the Advisory Council.
The members of the Advisory Council on Military Veterans who are not in the full-time employment of the State, will be remunerated in accordance with the National Treasury Guidelines on the Remuneration Levels: Service Benefit Packages For Office-Bearers of Certain Statutory and Other Institutions, Category C – Sub-category C1. The remuneration details will form part of the appointment contract.
Nomination Procedure.
- Nomination must be in writing and submitted to the Director-General before or by 24 May 2026.
- Every nomination must contain:
(i) Full written personal and career particulars of every nominee;
(ii) Full reasons and motivation for the nomination; and
(iii) The written and signed acceptance of the nomination by every nominee.
Applications must be sent as follows: The Director-General, Department of Military Veterans: Email HRA@dmv.gov.za hand delivery at the following address: 328 Festival Street, Hatfield Enquiries: Mr P.J. Sengwane
